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MechE Minor

The minor in mechanical engineering complements studies in a major field closely allied to mechanical engineering, such as materials science and engineering, aeronautics and astronautics, electrical engineering, management, and a number of other possibilities. The minor shows prospective employers and professional schools that the student has pursued these additional studies in a structured manner with the full endorsement of the faculty of the ME department. Many students find that such certification enhances their employment opportunities.

The requirements for a Minor in Mechanical Engineering are as follows: Students pursuing a minor in the department must complete a total of six subjects (including 18.03 as a prerequisite to departmental subjects). Subjects for the minor must constitute a coherent program approved by the department, and be drawn from the required subjects and departmental electives in the Course 2 or Course 2-OE degree programs. These subjects must include four of these degree programs' required core subjects.

Note that subjects selected for the minor program may count toward General Institute Requirements and Departmental Program requirements in the major department; however, the subjects selected for a minor in mechanical engineering are expected to constitute a coherent program with a distinctive disciplinary flavor within the field of mechanical engineering. Subjects taken under the junior-senior P/D/F grading option cannot be used for a minor program. The ME Undergraduate Officer, Professor John H. Lienhard V (Rm. 1-110, x3-2305) is available to help students develop a minor program of study in mechanical engineering.

Students who wish to designate mechanical engineering as a minor should do so by completing the Minor Application Form in consultation with the ME Undergraduate Officer by the end of the second year of registration, but no later than the Add Date of one full term preceding the one in which the S.B. degree is to be awarded. A brief statement describing the coherency of the proposed plan of study and its relationship to the major field of study must accompany this form. By the end of the third week of the term in which they expect to receive the S.B. degree, students must then submit the Minor Completion Form, signed by the ME Undergraduate Officer.

Forms related to the Minor Program are available on the Download Documents page in this web site. Additional information on declaring a minor is available from the Registrar's Office.